Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-16
The vote passing the bill to be eusro,.ed

IN connection with the payment Of q govern
ment TAX, PTfmd fdeie evidence of intended
sale In violation OF la~. Also TO amend sec.
oy adding 10 the amendment, aud the end
or the section as amended, after the word
nuissnees' the words "hut the psvment of
said tax by an spothecsry registered under
the provisions OF chap. 2S of the revised stat
utes, shall not be held to be prina fasis evil
dence as aforesaid against him"
Mr. Dsggett moved 10 table and tina, .hs
amendments be printed, which was lost BY =
vote of 6 10 IL.
Messrs. Daggett aud Weymouth opposed
the amendments, claiming that they would
weaken the effects of the bill as applied to
druggists and enable them TO sell luaor as
freely as in the past
hessrs. Young and Sleeper favored the
amendments. Tney did not believe in the
sale of liquor by druggists. but Understood
thN the preparation of certain pre,crip-
tons by physicians in which spirituous lio-
aors were used. would render them liable to
penalty To the general governmen, il they
nsd not paid special tax T. the United
states, Mr. Sleeper produced several pre-
scFlpt'ons by resp .ctssle Physicians which,
he understood from good authority, could no,
oe compounded legally without the p,vment
of this tax
Mr.. Lihbey also spoke in favor Of the
amendmrnts
On motion Of Mr.. Dsgg.tt Yea ard nav
vote was taken on the FIRST am ,ndment, re-
suitln2 IN the negative, as follows:
! lEA-Mcssrs. Allen, BurrIl, Gilbert. Good,ov
! ihi' hrnda l. 'tbocy, Lord. Lumbert Niokels
simpson, Sleeper, Wallace. wescott, Yaung-ls
mon. hcath. Jones. Norcross, Rieh Rus ell Sarscnt
| Weymouth -i2.
| ABSENT OR Nor VoriNG-NIessrs Gosha. uinoh
| ley, Phalr.--3.
! Upon the adoption of the second amend.
ment yea an nay vote was a'so taken. on
mltion OF Mr.. Daggeu, resulting in the
affirmative. as follows;
fEA-Messrs Allen, Burrill. Gilbert, Gooduov.
iil'' Kendall; Lihbey. Lord Limocrt. Nickcs, Simp
son, Sleeper. Wallace, weso,tt. vo,ng-iS.
| NAy-nessrs, Cole. Dagget', Dnuneil Flint, Usr
mon. Heath Jones. Norcross Rich. Russo |, sargent.
ABSENT OR Nor vorixG-M -Mossrs. .Gushee. Hincl.
! ley. Marble, Phair.-i,
! The bill was then passed TO be engrosed
as amended.
Bill an act to incorporate the Waldo and
! Somerset R,ilrotd Co., on its passage to be
engrossed, was laid on the table on IN ltioa ~
Mr.. Heath.
PASSED TO RE ENGRossEp
Bill an act relating to attachment of mort.
gsgors interest in properly m,rtyayii Sc
cure performance of collateral agrsem 'nts.
Bill an act IN relation to county road, in
unincorporated townships.
| Bill an act to amend sec. 4. chap l4l of
the Revised Statutes, relating to vagrsnt,.
Bill an act to enable banks whose charters
have expired To discharge and assign mort
Cages and debts standing in their mans in
certain cases.
On motion OF Mr.. Lumbert the Senate at |
o'clock took recess until 80.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee On
Financial Affairs, reported ought to pass on
bill an act relating to the salaries of certain
officers, which was passed to be enVrossed
under suspension of the rule, on motion of
the same gentleman.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affair.", reported ought to pass on re-
solve relating 10 apermanent place for the
annual encampment of the militia, which was
passed TO be engrossed under a suspension Of
the rule, on motion of MIR. Allen.
Mr.. Flint, from the Committee on Aeri-
culture, reported ought to pass recommit-
ted bill an act to exlirpste contagious discss-
es among cattle, which was passed 10 be en-
CROSSED under suspension of the rule, on
motion of MIR. Flint.
Bill an act relating to hawkers and ped
dlers, came from the House indefinitely
postponed, and was indefinitely postponed in
Concurrence. on motion of Mr.. Norcross.
Bill an act additional 10 chap. 47 Of the re-
vised statutes. relative to investments of tho
funds of savings banks, came from ths
House indefinitely postponed, and on motion
of Mr. G1Odnow was laid the table and
assigned for tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Lumbprt, bill an act re-
laing to the Boston & Maine Railroad Co.,
was taken from the table, the question being
upon its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. Wescott explained the provisions Of
the bill and advocated it, passage. Under
its provisions he claimed that the interests of
the minority stockholders ware carefully
protected. IL applied to seventeen roads.
All of these comp ,nies were obliged to
maintain their organizations at an annual
expense Of 100000 and the object Of the bill
was to save this by m'rglng these corporal
tlons in the parent company and having them
represented bv the new stock TO be issued by
the Boston Maine. The bill did not confer
d, any other right than this upon the corpora-
: tion which it did not now possess.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed,
no one dissenting.
The reports of the Committee OF the Judi
cisry on the bill TO abolish the death penalty
came from the House. the report in favor Of
the passage CT the bill having oeen accepted.
MIR. Lumbert moved to refer both reports
To the next legislature, and on this question =
yea and nav vote was taken motion Of
Mr.. Daggett, resulting in the negative, az
follows:
YEA-Messrs. Gilbert, Goodnow, Harmon, Lum-
NAY -Mcssrs. Allen, Burrll, Cole, Daggett, Dun
nell, Gushee, Hill, Hinckley. Jones' Kendall, Lib
hey, Rich. Russell. sargent. simpson, Weymouth.
Mr. Norcross announced that he was paired
: with Mr.. Phair of Aroostook who, il present,
, would have voted yes.
Mr. Heath announced that he vas paired
with Mr. Lord who, if present, would have
, voted no.
The report in favor of the abolition Of the
death penalty was then accepted, and the bill
was given its two several readings under q
suspension Of the rule.
On motion of Mr.. Allen the bill was then
> amended by adding the following: "Such
provision shall be made for the classification
and labor Of the convicts in'the State prison
: that those convicted OF murder in the first
degree shall not be employed or in any way
associated with those convicted Of other Of
fences"
The bill as amended was then passed to be
enRrossed.
; Tho report of the committee Of conference
. in the matter of the repeal of the Law in re-
gard to the measure of milk passed at this
session, came from the House, disagree
ment being repo. ted aud the House propos-
ing another committee. The Senate con-
Cured, and the President Joined as the com
; miltee on the part Of the Senate, Messrs.